Part II: Metta in the Midst of the Holiday Season

Monday, December 12, 2016

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This week we will continue some of the Metta Practice we learned at the Day Long and last Monday. This time we will talk a bit about forgiveness as our year comes to an end.

We look forward to being and practicing with you.

Blessings,

Fresh! & Abe

*Dana (generosity)/Gift Economics Practice

In the Buddhist tradition, the teachings are given freely because they are considered priceless; in the Buddhist tradition we also practice dana, or generosity, by making monetary offerings for the teachings. Dana is not payment for goods or services rendered; it is given from the heart. Your generosity is a gift that supports not just the teachers, but also the Sangha, the larger Dharma community, and your own practice. - See more at: http://dharmawisdom.org/teachings/articles/meaning-pali-word-dana#sthash.4BmAR1AS.dpuf

We will be meditating and continuing our discussion on our visions, allowing, growing, and expanding from the place of accepting what is and where we are in this time.

What do we need to commit to in order experience less suffering, even when our growth and changes are painful and even when they are not.

We look forward to seeing you!!

For your convenience, please see the description from our last session below.

Welcome to the Bay Are's first Trans* and GenderQueer Meditation Meetup.

Refuge for us means this group is Trans* and GQ/GV Lead for Trans* identified folks in our Bay Area Communities. Our goal is to provide a safe and welcoming space for all folks under the Trans* umbrella who are interested in practicing and exploring Insight/Vipassana meditation (the observation of your thoughts and body). This group is for beginners as well as folks who have been practicing for awhile. You're facilitator is Fresh! White. Fresh! is a student in Spirit Rock's Dharma Leadership Program and has been practicing seriously for over 5 years. For diversity, I will be inviting other T&GQ folks here from EBMC and other Center's to take the lead sometime. If you are interested, please get in touch with me directly.

It is my hope, and as expressed by some of the folks showing up already, to - together, deepen our mindfulness meditation practice, discuss some of the issues that may be up for us as Trans* & GQ Folks and build a mindful community.